 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

 The term 'employee relations' refers to a company's efforts to manage relationships

between employers and employees. An organization with a good employee
relations program provides fair and consistent treatment to all employees so they
will be committed to their jobs and loyal to the company. Such programs also aim
to prevent and resolve problems arising from situations at work.
 Employee relations programs are typically part of a human resource strategy
designed to ensure the most effective use of people to accomplish the organization's
mission. Employee relations programs focus on issues affecting employees, such
as pay and benefits, supporting work-life balance, and safe working conditions.
 Communication
The most important element for successful relationships with employees
is communication. To feel engaged in the business, employees need
to be informed of what's going on with the company, including
management's plans and how those plans may affect their jobs. 
Employee Recognition

Many organizations conduct periodic (often annual) employee

performance reviews and provide opportunities for individual
recoginition. Employee will be more engaged if they feel like they are
recognised for their ideas.

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

It has opportunity to have a dialogue with employee about what they

are doing well and where there are oppurtunities for improvement.
  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

 Training and Development is an important function of Human

Resource management. It aims to improve employees’ skills by
making them learn new techniques of doing work. It helps, updating
their knowledge of doing work which results in increasing their
efficiency and hence, results in increasing productivity of an
organisation. Since Human resource is the most important asset of
an organisation so, making best use of them is possible with the
help of training which leads to their as well as organisation’s
development.
 DEFINITION OF TRAINING

Training is often looked upon as an organized activity for

increasing the knowledge and skills of people for a
definite purpose. It involves systematic procedures for
transferring technical know-how to the employees so as
to increase their knowledge and skills for doing specific
jobs with proficiency. In other words, the trainees acquire
technical knowledge, skills and problem solving ability
by undergoing the training programme. According to
Flippo, “Training is the act of increasing the knowledge and
skills of an employee for doing a particular job”.
NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING

 Training is important, not only from the point of view of

the organization, but also for the employees. It gives
them greater job security and an opportunity for career
advancement. A skill acquired through training is an
asset for the organization and the employee. The
benefits of training stay for a very long time. Training
can become obsolete only when there is a complete
elimination of the desired for that skill and knowledge,
which may happen because of the technological
changes.
In general terms, the need for training can arise because of the
following reasons:
Changing Technology
 Technology is changing at a fast pace. Be it any industry,
technological changes are changing the way in which
operations were done. Newer machines are being used
for automation of the processes. Computers have made
the controls very easy. Advances in information
technology have enabled greater degree of coordination
between various business units, spread far across the
globe.
 In order to keep themselves abreast with the changes,
the employees must learn new techniques to make use
of advances in the technology. Training needs to be
treated as a continuous process to update the
employees in new methods and procedures.
Demanding Customers.
 As the free markets become stronger, customers are
becoming more and more demanding. They are much more
informed about the products. They have many sources of
information.Added to the customer conscious, their
requirements keep on changing. In order to satisfy the
customers and to provide best of the quality of products
and services, the skills of those producing them need to be
continuously improved through training.
Improved motivation.
 Training is a source of motivation for the employees as
well. They find themselves more updated while facing the
challenging situations at job. Such skill development
contributes to their career development as well.
Accuracy of output
 Trained workers handle their job better. They run their
machines safely. They achieve greater accuracy is whatever
job they do. This reduces accidents in the organizations.
Adherence to accuracy infuses high standards of quality in
the products and services.
 OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING
The objectives of training can vary, depending upon a large number of
factors. The objectives depend on the nature of the organization where
training has to be provided, the skills desired and the current skill levels.
 To increase the knowledge of workers in doing specific jobs.
 To systematically impart new skills to the human resources so that they
learn quickly.
 To bring about change in the attitudes of the workers towards fellow
workers, supervisor and the organization.
 To improve the overall performance of the organization.
 To make the employees handle materials, machines and equipment
efficiently and thus to check wastage of time and resources.
 To reduce the number of accidents by providing safety training to
employees.
 To prepare employees for higher jobs by developing advanced skills in
them.
 TRAINING STRATEGY

1.Meet with your company leaders and determine your organization's business strategy and mission
statement. Discuss the goals and objectives of your company, including its human resource needs.
Meet with your human resource leaders and discuss their employee development needs. Review
previous training files and documentation. Discuss overall training needs with operational and human
resource managers.

2. Identify training needs by comparing company goals and human resource needs. Discover
gaps between company goals and employee development needs. Create training objectives
to meet performance gaps. Formulate specific learning strategies to overcome performance
gaps.

3. Develop your training plan to narrow performance gaps. Establish learning objectives for each
training program. Identify programs that employees need to attend. Ensure that training is included in
all employee evaluations. Establish a learning management system, or LMS, that allows for
registration, administration and tracking for all employee training programs.
4. Obtain management support and agreement before you implement youplan. Review your plan
with your leaders and obtain buy-in for its execution. Answer all questions and resolve any
remaining issues with your training strategy. Prepare all materials and finalize your plan.

5. Schedule and implement your plan. Identify resources for your training. Select and train
instructors, and reserve training facilities. Distribute the training schedule, and review it with all
managers and leaders. Assign students to programs using your learning management system.
Implement your training strategy, and monitor progress at least monthly.
 TRAINING METHODS AND
TECHNIQUE
 A. On-the-job Training Methods:
 1. Coaching
 2. Mentoring
 3. Job Rotation
 4. Job Instruction Technology
 5. Understudy
 B. Off-the-Job Training Methods:
 1. Lectures and Conferences
 2. Vestibule Training
 3. Simulation Exercises
 4. Sensitivity Training
On-the-job training Methods: Under these methods new or inexperienced
employees learn through observing managers performing the job and trying to imitate
their behaviour. These methods do not cost much and are less disruptive as employees
are always on the job, training is given on the same machines and experience would
be on already approved standards, and above all the trainee is learning while earning.
Some of the commonly used methods are:
1. Coaching:
Coaching is a one-to-one training. It helps in quickly identifying the weak areas
and tries to focus on them. It also offers the benefit of transferring theory
learning to practice.
2. Mentoring:
The focus in this training is on the development of attitude. It is used for
managerial employees. Mentoring is always done by a senior inside person. It is
also one-to- one interaction, like coaching.
3. Job Rotation:
It is the process of training employees by rotating them through a series of
related jobs
4. Job Instructional Technique (JIT):
It is a Step by step (structured) on the job training method in which
a suitable trainer (a) prepares a trainee with an overview of the job,
its purpose, and the results desired, (b) demonstrates the task or the
skill to the trainee, (c) allows the trainee to show the demonstration
on his or her own, and (d) follows up to provide feedback and help.

5.Understudy:
In this method, a superior gives training to a subordinate as his
understudy like an assistant to a manager or director (in a film).
The subordinate learns through experience and observation by
participating in handling day to day problems.
B. Off-the-job Training Methods:
Off-the-job training methods are conducted in separate from the
job environment, study material is supplied, there is full
concentration on learning rather than performing, and there is
freedom of expression. Important methods include:

1. Lectures and Conferences:

Lectures and conferences are the direct method of
instruction. It’s a verbal presentation for a large audience.
However, the lectures have to be motivating and creating
interest among trainees. The speaker must have
considerable depth in the subject. In the colleges and
universities, lectures and seminars are the most common
methods used for training.
2. Vestibule Training:
In vestibule training, the workers are trained in a prototype
environment on specific jobs in a special part of the plant.
An attempt is made to create working condition similar to the
actual workshop conditions. After training workers in such
condition, the trained workers may be put on similar jobs in the
actual workshop.
This enables the workers to secure training in the best methods to
work and to get rid of initial nervousness.

3. Simulation Exercises:
Simulation is any artificial environment exactly similar to the
actual situation. There are three basic simulation techniques used
for imparting training: management games, case study and role
playing.
(a) Management Games:
Properly designed games help to ingrain thinking habits, analytical, logical
and reasoning capabilities, importance of team work, time management, to
make decisions lacking complete information, communication and
leadership capabilities.
(b) Case Study:
A case study allows the application of theoretical concepts to be
demonstrated, thus bridging the gap between theory and practice,
encourage active learning, provides an opportunity for the
development of key skills such as communication, group working and
problem solving.

(c) Role Playing:

Each trainee takes the role of a person affected by an issue and studies
the impacts of the issues on human life and/or the effects of human
activities on the world around us from the perspective of that person.
4. Sensitivity Training:
Sensitivity training is also known as laboratory or T-group training. This
training is about making people understand about themselves and others
reasonably, which is done by developing in them social sensitivity and
behavioral flexibility. It is ability of an individual to sense what others feel
and think from their own point of view.